Explaining smallholder maize marketing in southern and eastern Africa: The roles of market access,technology and household resource endowments |
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| Institution: | 1. Research and Impact Assessment Division, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Via Paolo di Dono 44, Rome 00142, Italy;2. Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, 446 West Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;3. Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2033 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA |
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| Abstract: | Research on household food grain sales behavior in developing countries has tended to focus on the roles of market access and prices to explain why many rural households do not sell staple crops, though recent literature suggests that low household asset endowments may also be key constraints. We use econometric analysis of panel data from smallholders in Kenya, Mozambique, and Zambia to inform the design of public investments that will enable smallholders to increase their maize sales. Results show that investments that raise farm-level productivity and land access are an essential complement to investments that improve market access. |
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| Keywords: | Smallholder grain marketing behavior Food security Sub-Saharan Africa |
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